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It’s been “all underdog money” at the Wynn Las Vegas ahead of Saturday night’s Floyd Mayweather vs. Marcos Maidana fight, according to oddsmaker John Avello. And what else would one expect when there’s as large a favorite as Mayweather?

At the Wynn, Mayweather is a -1150 favorite, with Maidana getting back odds of +750. That means in order to profit $100 on a Mayweather victory, a bettor has to risk $1150. The LVH SuperBook is offering a slightly cheaper price on Maywether, listing him at -1000, with Maidana at +650. Still, not exactly an attractive proposition.

Often for boxing matches, though, wagers on the favorite start coming in as the fight approaches.

“I don’t know,” Avello said on Thursday. “Not many people are that interested in laying 10-to-1. I think most people will try to take a shot on the dog here. I’m not sure that Mayweather money’s out there.”

But do you, dear gambler, really give Maidana a chance Saturday at the MGM Grand? No? Then why are you backing him? After all, a bet has to win before it pays, so his longshot price doesn’t much matter unless his hand is the one that’s raised after the bout.

Fortunately, there are other ways to get your money on Mayweather, wagering options more palatable than laying such a hefty price on him to win outright.

Mayweather-by-decision is offered at 5-to-9 at the Wynn, and Mayweather-by-knockout is 6-to-5 (the LVH is offering 2-to-1 on Mayweather-by-knockout).

These props are "where you’re going to get your best value," said Avello "… It’s a lot better than laying that huge price."

But the Wynn's barely-better-than-even-money odds on Mayweather-by-knockout isn’t all that enticing when you consider that his fights rarely end by KO. Eight of his last 10 fights have gone the distance.

How do the professional bettors, then, approach a fight like this? Do they find a different strategy or just stay away from it entirely?

“You’ll see professional money if they can get to a point where you can scalp it or arbitrage it. If I’m at a price like -850/+650 and somebody can take 875 or 9 bucks, they’ll be in action.”

Here are odds on Mayweather-Maidana offered at the Wynn as of Thursday.

Open

Thursday

Maidana

+850

+750

Mayweather

-1350

-1150

Rounds prop

Will go full 12 rounds

-185

-185

Won't go full 12 rounds

+165

+165

Fight props

Maidana by decision

11/1

11/1

Maidana by KO or DQ

16/1

16/1

Mayweather by decision

5/9

5/9

Mayweather by KO or DQ

6/5

6/5

Draw

25/1

25/1

Pick winner and round fight ends*

Maidana in Round 1

50/1

50/1

Maidana in Round 2

50/1

50/1

Maidana in Round 3

50/1

50/1

Maidana in Round 4

40/1

40/1

Maidana in Round 5

40/1

40/1

Maidana in Round 6

40/1

40/1

Maidana in Round 7

40/1

40/1

Maidana in Round 8

40/1

40/1

Maidana in Round 9

35/1

35/1

Maidana in Round 10

35/1

35/1

Maidana in Round 11

50/1

50/1

Maidana in Round 12

60/1

60/1

Mayweather in Round 1

22/1

22/1

Mayweather in Round 2

22/1

22/1

Mayweather in Round 3

22/1

22/1

Mayweather in Round 4

18/1

18/1

Mayweather in Round 5

18/1

18/1

Mayweather in Round 6

15/1

15/1

Mayweather in Round 7

15/1

15/1

Mayweather in Round 8

10/1

10/1

Mayweather in Round 9

10/1

10/1

Mayweather in Round 10

10/1

10/1

Mayweather in Round 11

10/1

10/1

Mayweather in Round 12

15/1

15/1

* decision = no winner

Undercard

Mayweather isn’t even the biggest favorite on Saturday’s card at MGM. In a 10-round light welterweight fight, Adrien Broner is laying a mammoth price of -2000 at William Hill against Carlos Molina (+1100). Broner is coming off the first loss of his career, in December against Maidana by unanimous decision.